[...]... n ESXi 3.5: http://kb .vmware. com/kb/1006543 n ESXi 4.0: http://kb .vmware. com/kb/1015000 n ESXi 4.1: http://kb .vmware. com/kb/1023990 These KB articles make worthwhile reading, as they highlight the work that VMware has done to bring management parity to VMware ESXi The significant differences are summarized in Table 1.2 Table 1.2 ESXi and ESX Differences ESX 3.5 ESX 4.0 ESX 4.1 ESXi 3.5 ESXi 4.0 ESXi. .. Host Profiles X Chapter 1 Introduction to VMware ESXi 4.1 11 12 VMware ESXi: Planning, Implementation, and S ec urity Update Manager is a feature to simplify the management of patches for ESXi, ESX, and virtual machines within your infrastructure Use of this feature is covered in Chapter 10, “Patching and Updating ESXi. ” While the patching processes for ESXi and ESX are significantly different, Update... 8 VMware ESXi: Planning, Implementation, and S ec urity The Common Information Model is an open standard that provides monitoring of the hardware resources in ESXi without the dependence on COS agents The CIM implementation in ESXi consists of a CIM object manager (the CIM broker) and a number of CIM providers, as shown in Figure 1.3 The CIM providers are developed by VMware and hardware partners and. .. 7, “Securing ESXi, ” discusses the various aspects of securing your ESXi hosts This includes coverage of the architecture and security features of ESXi, protecting your ESXi hosts and virtual machines, and configuring authentication for your hosts n Chapter 8, “Scripting and Automation with the vCLI,” talks about the vCLI The vCLI was released as the Remote Command-Line Interface (RCLI) and is a replacement... Server, the vSphere command-line interface (vCLI), PowerCLI, the Direct Console User Interface (DCUI), and a few other tools n Chapter 4, “Installation Options,” discusses the installation options for ESXi VMware ESXi is available in both an Embedded edition and an Installable edition New for ESXi 4.1 is the option to perform scripted installations xiii xiv VMware ESXi: Planning, Implementation, an d... 9, “Scripting and Automation with PowerCLI,” covers VMware PowerCLI PowerCLI is a VMware extension to Microsoft PowerShell that allows you to automate all aspects of managing your vSphere environment n Chapter 10, “Patching and Updating ESXi, ” discusses various aspects of patching and upgrading ESXi hosts VMware ESXi can be patched with a number of tools including the vCLI, PowerCLI, and vCenter Update... features and highlights some of the differences in configuring and using ESXi due to its architecture The chapters in this book review the aspects of installation, configuration, management, and security that are different with ESXi than they are when you manage your infrastructure with ESX In this chapter, you shall examine the following items: n Understanding the architecture of ESXi n Managing VMware ESXi. .. of ESXi n Managing VMware ESXi n Comparing ESXi and ESX n Exploring what’s new in vSphere 4.1 Understanding the Architecture of VMware ESXi The technology behind VMware ESXi represents VMware s next-generation hypervisor, which will provide the foundation of VMware virtual infrastructure products for years to come Although functionally equivalent to ESX, ESXi eliminates the Linux-based service console... a Standalone VMware ESXi Host 266 Managing Permissions with vCenter Server 274 Securing VMware ESXi and vCenter Server with SSL Certificates 283 Types of SSL Certificates 284 SSL Certificates Used by ESXi and vCenter Server 285 Replacing the SSL Certificates Used by vCenter Server and ESXi. .. ESXi is superior and represents the future of VMware s hypervisor design The following section explores the features of vSphere 4.1 that are available and identical with both ESXi and ESX Chapter 1 Introduction to VMware ESXi 4.1 9 Common Features and Capabilities The main feature set for vSphere 4.1 is summarized in Table 1.1 Items listed in this table are available in both ESXi and ESX The product . proxy for all communications to the ESXi host. Figure 1.1 The architectural components of VMware ESXi. 4 VMware ESXi: Planning, Implementation, and Security VMware ESXi relies on the Common Information. from http://www. vm-help.com /esxi_ bo ok.zip and http://www.courseptr.com/downloads. xiv VMware ESXi: Planning, Implementation, and Security 1 Introduction to VMware ESXi 4.1 V Mware was formed. xiii Chapter 1 Introduction to VMware ESXi 4.1 1 Understanding the Architecture of VMware ESXi . . 3 Managing VMware ESXi . . . . . 6 Comparing ESXi and ESX . . . . 8 Common Features and Capabilities . .